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Roland Jupiter-8, lead

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Contest: Roland Jupiter-8 played lead on Hey Little Girl by Icehouse (1982)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -5, unison 2, detune 12 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct, cutting
cutoff
4200 Hz
resonance
0.35, drive 0.1
envelope
A 5 ms D 80 ms S 0.7 R 150 ms; quick open-close on each phrase for a snapping attack; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
lfo sine 5.5 Hz to pitch, glide 40 ms, mono
effects
short slap delay, subtle plate reverb, none
notes
The instantly recognisable hook line is a monophonic Jupiter-8 lead with a snapping filter envelope on every note and a touch of glide between the runs, doubled an octave down with CS-80 for extra body. It is the song's true chorus line, restated by the synth as much as by the vocal.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem